Publisher's Synopsis
Visiting the writer Hermann Hesse while researching
alchemists with his old friend Professor Steiner, Corto drinks from the "source
of the Alchemy Rose" and becomes immersed in a surreal and dreamlike adventure
that involves Klingsor, the quest for the Holy Grail, Death, the Devil, and the
Sandman, among others. This complexly plotted graphic novel was among Hugo
Pratt's most philosophical ruminations on the imagination. Series winner of
the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material. "Classic
adventure comics for adults, enjoyable but with depth. Strongly recommended."
Library Journal "Pratt's tales are like coming home to an entire oeuvre of
fables you've never known existed but have always been waiting to read...I can
guarantee that Corto Maltese will quickly become one of your most beloved
protagonists." Alex Mangles, tor.com Series Overview: Book 9 in a continuing
12volume collection of the complete Corto Maltese stories by Hugo
Pratt.
